Jumpstreet Blues Eldridge

Jumpstreet Blues Eldridge 1980

In this clip recorded in 1980 Roy plays a free 12-bar blues.
Roy David Eldridge (January 30, 1911 -- February 26, 1989) was a jazz trumpet player in the Swing era. His sophisticated use of harmony, including the use of tritone substitutions, resulted in him sometimes being seen as the link between Louis Armstrong-era swing music and Dizzy Gillespie-era bebop. Roy's rhythmic power to swing a band was a dynamic tradmark of the Swing Era.
Eldridge was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His nickname was Little Jazz. Eldridge played in the bands of Fletcher Henderson, Gene Krupa and Artie Shaw before making records under his own name. He also played in Goodman's and Count Basie's Orchestras, and co-led a band with Hawkins.